Heading Home's mission is to end homelessness in Greater Boston by providing a supported pathway to self-sufficiency that begins with a home, together with critical services such as life skills, financial literacy, and job training. Heading Home provides emergency transitional and permanent housing, and support services, to low-income homeless and formerly homeless families and individuals in the communities of Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Lawrence, Malden, Medford, Quincy, Revere, and Somerville. As our name reflects, we believer that a stable home provides the optimal foundation to get back on track; our programs focus heavily on assessment, engagement, individual goal-setting and securing permanent housing for our clients as quickly as possible.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 7 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Housing & Shelter organizations in Massachusetts.
- Base
- $267k
- Bonus
- $55k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $27k
- Base
- $188k
- Bonus
- $20k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $27k
- Base
- $170k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $16k
- Base
- $161k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $17k
- Base
- $175k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $96
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chief Executive Officer Above 90th percentile | $267k | $55k | — | $27k | $350k $386k |
Chief Operating Officer Above 90th percentile | $188k | $20k | — | $27k | $235k $259k |
Chief Financial Officer Above 90th percentile | $170k | $10k | — | $16k | $196k $216k |
Chief People Officer Highest Compensated Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $161k | $10k | — | $17k | $190k $209k |
Chief Development Officer 75th to 90th percentilevs Housing & Shelter peers nationwide | $175k | $10k | — | $96 | $187k $206k |
Senior Director of Contracts and Compliance Highest Compensated Employee Median to 75th percentile | — | — | — | — | $134k $148k |
Senior Director of Program Director (Operational) Median to 75th percentilevs Housing & Shelter peers nationwide | — | — | — | — | $123k $135k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 21 unpaid individuals.
Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2023, the highest total compensation at Heading Home Inc equaled 1% of the organization's total expenses. The median for housing & shelter organizations is 7%.
Based on 7,888 housing & shelter organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.
Funded by
Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.
Up 26%
from 2022
From $277k in 2022 to $350k in 2023.
Estimated with Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Chief Executive Officer pay rose 26% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue rose 39%.
- Chief Operating Officer pay rose 20% from 2022 to 2023.
- Chief Financial Officer pay rose 8% from 2022 to 2023.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2023.
Among peers
Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.
Common questions about Heading Home Inc
What does the Chief Executive Officer of Heading Home Inc earn?
In 2023, the Chief Executive Officer of Heading Home Inc received $350,276 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Chief Executive Officer roles among Housing & Shelter organizations in Massachusetts: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Chief Executive Officer pay at Heading Home Inc compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at Housing & Shelter organizations in Massachusetts, the 2023 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at Heading Home Inc falls in the top 10%. In 2023, the highest total compensation at Heading Home Inc equaled 1% of the organization's total expenses. The median for housing & shelter organizations is 7%.
What are Heading Home Inc's revenue and expenses?
In 2023, Heading Home Inc reported $42.8M in total revenue and $33.2M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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